Our Journey's Theme Song

Welcome to the Family

This was a song on an album my family listened to growing up and when I heard it again a few years back we decided to TRY to make it our family's theme song especially with our upcoming adoption. We will try to live up to the lyrics.

Welcome to the family,
We're glad that you have come to share your life with us
As we grow in love and may we always be to you,
What God would have us be a family always there,
To be strong and to lean on.

May we learn to love each other more with each new day.
May words of LOVE be on our lips in ev'rything we say.
May the spirit melt our hearts and teach us how to pray,
That we might be a true family...

Friday, July 20, 2007

Photo Session


I took pictures for a friend's new baby. The pictures and annoucements turned out great. He was a little angel.

Thursday, July 19, 2007

Butterfly Update





2 of our Monarch caterpillars have cycled into the chrysalis stage. We caught one on tape. Click here to watch the movie we made. The caterpillar hung in J position for about 21 hours before shedding it's skin. It only takes about 4 minutes from the time the skin splits to complete shedding of the skin. It will remain a chrysalis for 10-14 days before the lining will become completely transparent revealing the monarch within.

Sunday, July 15, 2007

Butterfly Crazy



We had so much fun last summer watching the monarch emerge from a chrysalis that we wanted to try again. This time we are starting from caterpillars and even eggs. So far we have 5. The eggs are smaller than the head of a pin. The baby caterpillars are about 2 mm long at first. They keep munching away at the milkweed plant for about 2-3 weeks until they are almost 2 inches long. We will keep you posted on our summer friends.

Tyler's Shutterfly ABC Movie

Click Tyler to watch

Visiting Cousins Solana and CeCe - July 13-15



We had lots of fun visiting our cousins in Manistee. We went fishing, to the beach, ate raspberries off of Kevin and Kate's raspberry bushes, rode our bikes, played in the magic treehouse, and won prizes at a church picnic. It was a great time!

John Ball Zoo - July 12











We met Grandpa Bultman at the zoo. Tyler's favorites were touching the snakes and watching the tiger. Megan really liked the baby pygmy goats.

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

4th of July






















We spent lots of time out at the campground with Grandma and Grandpa Bultman over the 4th. Ty loved the fireworks. Megan may have caught a glimpse before burying her head in Scott's arms. She did like doing sparklers and playing with her cousins.

Sunday, July 1, 2007

Weekend in Ohio








We had lots of fun in Ohio for a long weekend in June. We went to the swimming at the pool and took the boat to the beach. We played with friends and had lots of fun. Tyler really enjoyed looking for snakes with Grandpa on the rocks by the water and Megan loved eating ice cream!